Murray Leibbrandt

Murray Leibbrandt

University of Cape Town

H-index: 52

Africa-South Africa

About Murray Leibbrandt

Murray Leibbrandt, With an exceptional h-index of 52 and a recent h-index of 31 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Cape Town, specializes in the field of Poverty, Inequality, Social Mobility.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Spatial inequality in sub-Saharan Africa

Demographic Challenges for Global Labor Markets in the 21st Century, Africa in a Changing World

Developing a Youth Labour Market Index for South Africa at the sub-national level

Multi-dimensional inequalities, climate governance and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

WIDER Working Paper 2023/102-Investigating inequality trends in Africa: ACEIR research and the WIID

Investigating inequality trends in Africa: ACEIR research and the WIID

Investigating inequality trends in Africa

An assessment of inequality estimates for the case of South Africa

Murray Leibbrandt Information

University

Position

Director SALDRU and Professor of Economics

Citations(all)

9277

Citations(since 2020)

3604

Cited By

7195

hIndex(all)

52

hIndex(since 2020)

31

i10Index(all)

151

i10Index(since 2020)

95

Email

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University of Cape Town

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Murray Leibbrandt Skills & Research Interests

Poverty

Inequality

Social Mobility

Top articles of Murray Leibbrandt

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Spatial inequality in sub-Saharan Africa

African Geographical Review

Muna Shifa

Murray Leibbrandt

2022/7/15

Demographic Challenges for Global Labor Markets in the 21st Century, Africa in a Changing World

David Lam

Murray Leibbrandt

2023

Developing a Youth Labour Market Index for South Africa at the sub-national level

Anda David

Gibson Mudiriza

Joanna Grotte

Ariane de Lannoy

Murray Leibbrandt

2023/9/10

Multi-dimensional inequalities, climate governance and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

AFD Research Papers

Britta Rennkamp

Murray Leibbrandt

Antoine Godin

Annabelle Moreau Santos

2023

WIDER Working Paper 2023/102-Investigating inequality trends in Africa: ACEIR research and the WIID

Martin Wittenberg

Murray Leibbrandt

2023/8/11

Investigating inequality trends in Africa: ACEIR research and the WIID

Martin Wittenberg

Murray V Leibbrandt

2023

Investigating inequality trends in Africa

Martin Wittenberg

Murray Leibbrandt

2023/8

An assessment of inequality estimates for the case of South Africa

Muna Shifa

Rejoice Mabhena

Vimal Ranchhod

Murray V Leibbrandt

2023

WIDER Working Paper 2023/90-An assessment of inequality estimates for the case of South Africa

Muna Shifa

Rejoice Mabhena

Vimal Ranchhod

Murray Leibbrandt

2023/7/13

A dynamic perspective on profiling financial-aid eligibility: the case of South Africa

Journal of Social Policy

Emma Whitelaw

Nicola Branson

Murray Leibbrandt

2023

Socioeconomic-related inequalities in COVID-19 vulnerability in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Muna Shifa

David Gordon

Murray Leibbrandt

Mary Zhang

2022/8/23

Snakes and ladders and loaded dice: Poverty dynamics and inequality in South Africa between 2008 and 2017

South African Journal of Economics

Simone Schotte

Rocco Zizzamia

Murray Leibbrandt

2022/6

Social stratification around the NSFAS threshold: A dynamic approach to profiling the missing middle

Emma Whitelaw

Nicola Branson

Murray Leibbrandt

2022/3

Learning in lockdown: University students’ academic performance during COVID-19 closures

Emma Whitelaw

Nicola Branson

Murray Leibbrandt

2022

Social stratification and post-school funding thresholds: A dynamic approach to profiling the missing middle

Emma Whitelaw

Nicola Branson

Murray Leibbrandt

2022

Age, employment and labour force participation outcomes in COVID-era South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Gabriel Espi-Sanchis

Murray Leibbrandt

Vimal Ranchhod

2022/9/3

Analysis of the distributional effects of COVID19 and state-led remedial measures in South Africa

Helen Barnes

Gabriel Espi-Sanchis

Murray V Leibbrandt

David McLennan

Michael Noble

...

2021

The role of employment history and age during COVID-19: Understanding 2020 South African employment dynamics in historical context

Gabriel Espi-Sanchis

Murray Leibbrandt

Vimal Ranchhod

2021

Synthesis and Policy Implications

Inequality in the Developing World

Carlos Gradin

Murray Leibbrandt

Finn Tarp

2021/3/11

WIDER Working Paper 2021/165-Simulation of options to replace the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and close the poverty gap at the food poverty line

Maya Goldman

Ihsaan Bassier

Joshua Budlender

Lindi Mzankomo

Ingrid Woolard

...

2021/11/8

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Co-Authors

H-index: 61
Anne Case

Anne Case

Princeton University

H-index: 49
Haroon Bhorat

Haroon Bhorat

University of Cape Town

H-index: 43
David Lam

David Lam

University of Michigan-Dearborn

H-index: 24
Cally Ardington

Cally Ardington

University of Cape Town

H-index: 22
Martin Wittenberg

Martin Wittenberg

University of Cape Town

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